LVO
LiveOne, Inc.
LVO's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over LVO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
LVO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
LVO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
LVO PE Valuation
LVO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
LVO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
LVO has the edge over META on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LVO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.83 | +$0.48 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.02 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.40 | -$1.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.63 | -$1.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.31 | -$0.56 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.11 | -$0.46 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.35 | +$0.65 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.05 | +$0.95 |
LVO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.83 per share over the past year, against $7.40 at its worst in late 2019.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over LVO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LVO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $19.4M | +0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.9M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.3M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.8M | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.2M | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.3M | -38% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.4M | -5.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $32.6M | +14% |
LVO's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $19M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -26% | +30 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.6% | +7.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -24% | -20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -21% | -19 points |
| Q1 2025 | -56% | -52 points |
| Q4 2024 | -17% | -15 points |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3% | +4.5 points |
LVO's operating margin was −19% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over LVO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META has the edge over LVO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LVO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9M | +$1.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7M | +$2.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.9M | -207% |
| Q3 2025 | -$4M | -178% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.1M | -771% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.2M | -347% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | -9.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.2M | +$7.1M |
LVO has burned cash in most quarters: −$13M over the past year, against −$1M the year before.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META has the edge over LVO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LVO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +21% | +2.3M shares |
| 1 year | +37% | +3.6M shares |
| 3 years | +53% | +4.6M shares |
| 5 years | +72% | +5.6M shares |
| Available history | +138% | +7.7M shares |
LVO has 13M diluted shares, up 37% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $14,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $345,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $240,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $250,000 |
LVO spent $359,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 27% from the year before.
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has the edge over LVO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
LVO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | 8.5x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 10.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
LVO has more cash than debt.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
LVO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.2 | Neutral |
LVO's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
LVO PE vs Communication Services Sector
LVO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
LVO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.64 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.67 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.58 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.05 | 52% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.86 | 70% below |
LVO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 70% below its 200-week average.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
LVO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.3 | $34.4 | +111% |
| 2021 | $34.4 | $13.9 | -60% |
| 2022 | $13.9 | $5.79 | -58% |
| 2023 | $5.79 | $13.9 | +140% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $11.9 | -14% |
| 2025 | $11.9 | $4.41 | -63% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.41 | $2.91 | -34% |
LVO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +140% in 2023 to −63% in 2025. It's down 34% so far in 2026.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META has the edge over LVO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.